Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-12
Ethan Allen's Plnck.

] While Ethan Allen was prisoner on his
| passage to England closely confined to his
I cabin he discovered that pin or wire that
fastened one of his handouts was broken.
ENtricatiug the pieces with his teeth he
| WAS enabled 10 loosen the bolt and set one
hand at liberty, by the all of which and
/ his teeth he soon had both at liberty, and
/ hr was no, long IN lberuting his feet But
/ tearing discovery might lead to verse
| treatment, he replaced his irons, bolts aud
| pins before the arrival Of his keeper. 1t
soon became u recreation for the General to
take oil and put on his irons at pleasure
/ One day the captain, wishing TO afford the
crew some merriment, ordered that Allen
oe brought on deck. Hoping TO brighten
him the captain said There Is a prob
ability that the ship will founder; il
80 what will become OF Us, especially you,
Mr.. Allen, a rebel against the king"
why, " said Allen, that would be very
much like our dinner hour why sop
said the captain, not rejecting that Allen
was allowed to come on deck only when
the captain went down into his cabin TO
dine. Well you see, answered Allen,
I'D be on my way up just AS you were
going below This answer did not please
the captain, ana he began regular TRADE
OF abuse agaI 1T tJe American people.
In a short time, - said the captain, 'all
the rebels will be IN the same situation as
yourself This was too much for Allen,
aud raising his hands to his teeth, he soon
snapped the bolts and pins, took Off his
h.t -,
the panic stricken captain by the collar
and threw him headlOng upon the deck.
Then turning to the atirghteucd crew, he
exclaimed IN voice OF thunder, "lf am
insulted again during the voyage, III
sink the ship aud swim ashore. " This
exploit had such an effect on the captain
aud crew that no further insult was offered
to the gentleman during the passage.
4 Place Where Women Are Appreciated.
The panhandle of Texas il Il body OF ter
r,torv Running up at the extreme north
west corner OF the state, between the In
dian rrrri,ory ami New Mexico. This is
now hlliag up with people, aud in Crosby
county, where the largest gathering OF pop
ulatiou is, there is a town which has taken
the name of Panhandle Somebody has
started L newspaper there, and in a recent
issue oft appeared the following:
Ep-IMMEUIArELN.
lone hundred single young women, who
are prepared to rough 1t Tor a time, to come
To IN, Panhandle and marry our thrifty
Young men who have located on 60 acres
OF land, and are now living in dugouts,
tents and cabins. We can speak good
word for every one of the boys; they are all
noble rititrus except one, and he is little
unfortunate in being the son OF an Eng
ljsh lord. Girls, this i a good chance.
/ Besides this. married life will beat single
( h,essedu,s5 every time. In few month
/ tine In" dugouts will hr changed into eel
/ lar, and comfortable houses when the rail-
Uoujs hriE- Ia lumber
/ There is no place like % new country for
/ the fair .tN. There every woman iSa belle,
and every good woman 1T little less than an
angel The rough men OF the frontier
know how TO appreciate the intrinsic eS-
cyllyuvt of the sex.